30 April 2013

Why Google Bought Motorola?--it was a bargain, and a smart defensive acquisition

The real question should be: Why doesn't the Verge get it? As pointed out by Forbes in the article link below, after deducting the sale of the set top box business ($2.35bn) and tax benefits--the Motorola deal only cost Google about $1.5 billion net--quite a bargain considering not only the patent portfolio, but the defensive strategy of keeping Microsoft or Apple from buying those same patents but also having an established maker of Android phones after Samsung and everyone else forks Android--Why Google Bought Motorola - Forbes: " . . . Adding all of that up and Google will actually, in the end, pay around $1.5 billion for Motorola as a handset maker and that great stack of patents. . . ."

more news links:

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Google backs off redesign of Chrome's New Tab PageComputerworldComputerworld - Google has apparently rethought a change to its Chrome browser that had users up in arms and has restored an older design of its popular New Tab Page in the newest beta of Chrome 27. Users were overwhelmingly against a revision of...Computerworld

Microsoft Pays Higher Rate to Beat Apple Sale: Corporate FinanceBusinessweek“Microsoft paid a little more than they otherwise would, given the looming Apple issuance,” said Noel Hebert, the chief investment officer at Concannon Wealth Management, which oversees about $250 million of assets from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Apple lays groundwork for first debt sale everEconomic TimesAny bond offer from the makers of the iconic iPhone and iPad would be highly sought after by investors, and it is believed the company could raise funds at a cheaper rate than even Triple A rated Microsoft. Apple was not immediately available for comment.Economic Times